Believing big #20: Faith to let yourself be loved

Will you let yourself be loved?

Did you know that letting yourself be loved takes faith?

Today I invite you into a conversation with my amazing friends, Holley Gerth, a speaker, bestselling author and counselor, and Jennifer Watson, a popular blogger, speaker, and youth pastor. Our topic on this More Than Just Words live broadcast was “Letting Yourself Be Loved.”

I’m excited to share it with you.

We are in a month that will talk about nothing but love, but let’s get real. Love can feel tricky. Complicated. Love isn’t just romantic love. It’s love of family. It’s love of God. It’s love of self.

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This is so touching, I cried when Suzie said that Jesus says to us “can you please let me love you?
This is a hard time and I didnt know why I was feeling off in my soul, this feb 14 it was going to be 20 years of marriage for me. I give that to the Lord today my ashes, my life. I do understand in my soul that He means good for my life, but I am still bearing some scars that need more of His healing and I will surrender that to Him. To allow Him to love me in places where there is rejection because of the divorce.
Thank you Ladies, so beautiful to see real woman speaking His truth and being honest about life.
I hope I win the book 🙂

I want to thank you for sharing this message!! I too, Suzie, had a time when I needed healing with mu precious mama. Not for things she personally did but allowed my dad to do to her, me and my siblings. For a bery long time maa would not want to talk about anything that would bring up any nehtive feelings. If we were on the phone and I tried to talk to her about something that was difficult to talk about she would suddenly meed to end the conversation. BUT GOD!! I’ve had the honor of helping my mama during several post op times and during those times we did a lot of sharing-it was during these times I behan to understand why my mama acted the way she did and more importantly that she was hurting just as much, perhaps more, than I was. It was a great time of healing.
I love your book “The Mended Heart” and am facilitating a Ladies Bible Study in my home weekly and even though I have read this book before there is still healing taking place in my heart and that of the 3
sweet women who come. I’ve also begun malinh soup each week as several weee coming hingry wach week.
I’ve hit a rough spot with one of my four sisters and I see from listening to this message I need to
let my wall down and forgive her for some harsh words she called me-prayers appreciated
As this os going to be difficult-Love you, Suzie!!

Wow thanks God is teaching me to let others in. That their isn’t necessary a score card like I was taught by my family. You can let people in. Much safer to give then take, but how can we receive God’s love if we always give. Signed open heart.

I struggled with feeling worthy of God’s love (or anyone’s for that matter) for a long time after I’d done something that was completely out of character for me about ten yrs ago. I hurt a lot of people in the process, and it was really the first time I’d “messed up” in a big way. I just couldn’t let go of the guilt and shame of others seeing me as a liar.It hung on me like ugly on an ape for years, but I got to the point where I was done. I knew that what I was reading in God’s word was true, and I believed it to my core. So I started making things right. I started accepting the forgiveness that some had already offered, and to those who hadn’t, I asked for forgiveness, with an admission and apology for what I’d done. It was one of the most freeing experiences of my life. I was finally able to release the doubt of being loved, regardless of what I’d done.

Grace is a beautiful, but hard thing! I was raised w/out knowing what grace was, and knowing that I had to be a certain person, act a certain way, and live up to a certain standard to receive love from my dad. It was exhausting. But my heavenly Father doesn’t require anything. He loves me because He loves me… and that’s that!

As you all were speaking in the video my mind kept wandering because I was feeling like Lord I do allow you to love me but something kept holding me in the conversation waiting on God to speak through you all. I read these devotions everyday faithfully but most often do not comment. God has had me in such a holding pattern for so long that I’ve wondered God are you ever going to fulfill the vision you gave me over 28yrs ago. Suzie I believe it was in yesterdays devotion that you made this simple but yet profound statement that so resonated in my spirit. “Live where you live” and then today one of you can’t remember who made this statement about asking ourselves this question. “When there is a wall up we need to ask ourselves, what are we trying to protect ourselves from?” I’ve been praying for wisdom everyday for the last week because I feel like my life is just getting away in the mundane of life and time is so short and God I just want to make a difference. Ladies your words make a difference and just wanted to thank you for taking the time to share your hearts because you never know how those God breathed words at just the right time can breath life into a weary soul. ❤️️

Thank you ladies, for today. February 3rd is always a tough day for me as I lost my first husband 16 years ago today. Sometimes in the midst of grief, it is hard to love yourself. God has shown me time and time again, I am loved and I can love again. I have fought against His will for many years in facing and sharing my grief journey, but thankfully, He does not give up. As painful as it can be sharing my story, it is healing to know I can comfort others and be comforted in return. Blessings sweet sistas and thank you for a much needed message.